The DASIS Report: Treatment
Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000
Highlights:
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SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set
(TEDS) records up to three substances of abuse and the route of administration
of each substance. In 2000, there were 215,000 treatment admissions
reported to TEDS that involved injection of one or more of the three drugs
reported.
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About 19 percent of admissions
reporting injection of drugs reported injection of two or more drugs.
The most common combination of drugs injected were heroin and cocaine, heroin
and methamphetamines or other stimulants, as well as cocaine and
methamphetamines or other stimulants.
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Treatment admissions by racial and
ethnic groups differed in the types of multiple drugs injected. Among
those injecting more than one drug, Black (94%), Hispanic (90%), and
Asian (82%) admissions were more likely to report injecting both heroin and
cocaine than White (65%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (54%) admissions.
Other Data on Heroin, Opiates, & Injecting Drug Use
Reports on Substance
Abuse Treatment
Other Topics
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Publications and Services
This Short Report, The DASIS Report: Treatment
Admissions for Injection of Multiple Drugs: 2000, is
based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information
System (DASIS), the primary source of national
data on substance abuse treatment. DASIS is conducted by the Office of
Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA).
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